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A poster from the First World War. It has a title of Public Warning, and underneath, two columns of drawings. The drawings are of German and British aircraft, which are separated under two headings written in red.

Britain Under Threat: The Use of Propaganda in the First World War

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 13th March, 2025 1 min read
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An aged piece of paper with Air Raid Shelter written across it in capital letters.

Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the First World War

British Online Archives
Published 12th March, 2025 1 min read
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An illustration of a warden, who wears a uniform and hat, and points to the right, overlayed over an illustration of a street that is being bombed.

Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

British Online Archives
Published 11th March, 2025 2 min read
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A black and white photograph of Agatha Christie, a woman with short curly hair, on the telephone. There is a second photograph of her sat at a writing desk, with her body twisted so that she faces the camera, overlayed in a circular frame.

Document of the Week: Agatha Christie’s “The Affair at the Victory Ball” (1923)

Laura Wales
Published 10th March, 2025 3 min read
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A small lecture hall with a projection of a presentation on the screen. In front of the screen, Charlie Hall stands at a wooden lectern as he presents to the room. Mary Wills sit in a chair beside him, beneath the presentation screen, and beside her sits Beth Potter.

BOA attend the History and Archives in Practice conference 2025

British Online Archives
Published 10th March, 2025 2 min read
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A tower of American style pancakes, with raspberries, blueberries, and maple syrup drizzled over them.

Shrove Tuesday

British Online Archives
Published 4th March, 2025 1 min read
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An aged piece of paper with several illustrations drawn on it in thick pen. It is a letter from a Spanish convent in Lisbon to one in Britain. It uses simple hand-drawn images to convey words, or part of words, in Spanish, often merely because they sound alike. For example, a picture of a wound (herida in Spanish), positioned between K and S, becomes queridas, or dear. Some of the illustrations include a pair of wings, a mother holding two children, a snake, two oars, an envelope, and music notes.

Document of the Week: Secret Codes in the Second World War

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 3rd March, 2025 2 min read
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A bright yellow daffodil in the foreground of a green forest.

Saint David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant)

British Online Archives
Published 1st March, 2025 1 min read
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A green mottled background with a gold crescent moon overlayed. Within the moon, the word Ramadan is written in gold.

Ramadan

British Online Archives
Published 28th February, 2025 1 min read
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